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Senior High School · WASSCE style

Integrated Science

Question 1

1An object weighs 10 N in air and 6 N in water. What is the upthrust on it?

Easy

A. 60 N B. 4 N C. 16 N D. 6 N

Question 2

2A steel ship floats because

Easy

A. steel is lighter than water B. its shape displaces a large weight of water C. water pushes it sideways D. it has no weight

Question 3

3A ship of mass 2,000 tonnes floats in sea water (density 1,025 kg/m³). The volume of water it displaces is about

Hard

A. 1,025 m³ B. 1,951 m³ C. 2,000 m³ D. 2,050 m³

Question 4

4The upward force a fluid exerts on an object placed in it is called

Easy

A. friction B. upthrust (buoyant force) C. weight D. tension

Question 5

5A block weighs 10 N in air and 6 N in water. The upthrust on it is

Medium

A. 4 N B. 16 N C. 10 N D. 6 N

Question 6

6A block weighs 10 N in air and 6 N when fully immersed in water. Its relative density is

Hard

A. 0.4 B. 4 C. 2.5 D. 1.67

Question 7

7An object with a density greater than water will

Easy

A. sink B. hover C. rise D. float

Question 8

8A steel ship floats although steel is denser than water because

Medium

A. water pushes it from the sides B. its hollow shape displaces a weight of water equal to its own weight C. steel becomes lighter in water D. the engine keeps it up

Question 9

9Archimedes' principle states that the upthrust on an object in a fluid equals

Easy

A. the depth of the fluid B. the volume of the object C. the object's mass D. the weight of fluid displaced

Question 10

10An object floats when the upthrust on it is

Easy

A. less than its weight B. equal to its weight C. zero D. twice its weight

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